Tsunami National Contacts (TNCs)

The person designated by an ICG Member State government to represent his/her country in the coordination of international tsunami warning and mitigation activities. The person is part of the main stakeholders of the national tsunami warning and mitigation system program. The person may be the Tsunami Warning Focal Point, from the national disaster management organization, from a technical or scientific institution, or from another agency with tsunami warning and mitigation responsibilities.

AUSTRALIA

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Piero Chessa, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

BANGLADESH

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Md. Azizur Rahman, Bangladesh Meteorological Department

COMOROS

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Ahmed Youssouf Abdou, National Agency of Civil Aviation and Meteorlogy

DJIBOUTI

TNC not established

FRANCE

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Ms. Céline Jauffret, Météo France

INDIA

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

INDONESIA

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Hanif Andi Nugraha, Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics

IRAN

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr. Mortaza Tavakoli, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science

KENYA

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr. David Gikungu, Kenya Meteorological Department

MADAGASCAR

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Prof. Solofaroisoa Rakotoniaina, Institute and Observatory of Geophysics of Antananarivo

MALAYSIA

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Muhammad Helmi Abdullah, Malaysia Meteorological Department

MALDIVES

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Hisan Hassan, National Disaster Management Authority

MAURITIUS

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr. Prithiviraj Booneeady, Mauritius Meteological Services

MOZAMBIQUE

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)  

Mr. Mussa Mustafa, Mozambique National Institute of Meteorology

MYANMAR

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr. Kyaw Moe Oo, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology

OMAN

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Abdullah Alkhadouri, Directorate General of Meteorology

PAKISTAN

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr. Muhammad Afzaal, Pakistan Meteorological Department

SEYCHELLES

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Robert Ernesta, Disaster Risk Management Division

SINGAPORE

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Lesley Choo, Meteorological Service Singapore

SOMALIA

TNC not established

SOUTH AFRICA

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr. Bongani Elias Sithole, National Disaster Management Centre

SRI LANKA

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Maj. Gen. Sudantha Ranasinghe, Disaster Management Centre

TANZANIA 

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr. Agnes Kijazi, Tanzania Meteorological Agency

THAILAND

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Boontham Lertsukekasem, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

TIMOR-LESTE

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Ismael Da Costa Babo, Civil Protection Authority

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels) 

Dr. Abdullah Ahmed AlMandous, National Center for Meteorology

YEMEN

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr. Majed Al-Refai, Yemen Ministry of Water and Environment